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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “carousel's”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “carousel's”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Portfolio Awesome – Responsive WordPress Porfolio Plugin shows at wp.org #7 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #1 2 Team Members – A WordPress Team Plugin with Gallery, Grid, Carousel, Slider, Table, List, and More 2K+ · 4.7★ (91) wp.org #2 3 Product Carousel Slider & Grid Ultimate for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.3★ (33) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 Content Blocks Builder – Create blocks, repeater blocks with carousel, grid, popup layouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #11 7 too low 5 Arts Immersive Lightbox for Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Ultimate Carousel For Divi 700+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Slidr 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 SAB Product Carousel Slider for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 FrontBlocks Site Tools 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Zen Blogger — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 WPYog News 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Portfolio Awesome – Responsive WordPress Porfolio Plugin 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Logo Awesome – Client Brand Logo Showcase 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Sentio Widgets for Elementor 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 AddOnn Shoppable Video for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 TSO Options & Tables Cleaner 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too low 17 Rouergue Creation Carousel Style Query Loop — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 R RW Recent Post — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Food Recipes — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too high 20 Widget for OPIO Reviews 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Instinctor – Bookings, Store, Live Chat and SEO 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22 TrustFusion — Show Reviews from Google Business Profile 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 23 Mixer Dynamic Cursor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 BTW Carousel for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.